1. The film begins with James Bond’s supposed death… although no one really believed he stayed dead. "This song alludes to the eventual plot of the movie; since this movie marks the end of an era: the end of modern Bond and return to basics; and the end of Dench as M and all it signifies."

2. The supposed death scene happens as Bond falls in a Turkish river — hence Bond is holding his breath to make sure not even his bosses notice him.

3. In Skyfall, the song begins playing right after Bond has been shot and fallen in water. It contains various images of drowning and death such as tomb stones and guns.
Skyfall is also being released 50 years after the first Bond movie, Dr No). In that film, the “Bond Girl” Honey Ryder is tied up, put under water and left to drown. Fortunately, Bond rescues her.

4.a.b.c. If shit goes down they will face it together no matter what.
Skyfall is both the title of the film and the name of the Scottish cottage where James Bond grew up. These lyrics reference how it’s attacked by the film’s villain as Bond and M are hiding, but not without them fighting back.

5.a.b.c. In the film, Skyfall is the former home of James Bond’s parents in Scotland which has seen better days.
According to Neal Purvis, one of the film’s screen-writing team, “We needed a haunting place name. I just plucked it out of the air, and it turned out to be something that struck a chord with the filmmakers.”

6. Skyfall is the home of Bond’s parent’s estate in Scotland, where he saw them killed. It is a dramatic contrast with other locations, such as the vivid, colourful Shanghai.

7. In Skyfall, there are repeated references to the shadows, where agents like Bond and Silva do battle. “Worlds collide” could also reference the conflict between old-fashioned physical espionage, represented by Bond and M, and hi-tech sabotage like Silva prefers. There is also the collision of M’s past (her betrayal of Silva) and her present (ordering Eve to take a shot that endangered Bond’s life).